The Bowley Ratio

2011/05/11 by Geoff Willis, Willis, Geoff
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · #Economic Growth and Productivity #Economic theories and models #FOS: Economics and business #General Finance (q-fin.GN) #Political Economy and Marxism #q-fin.GN

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1105.2123

6 pages, no figures

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Abstract

The paper gives a simple algebraic description, and background justification, for the Bowley Ratio, the relative returns to labour and capital, in a simple economy.

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